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Champion in Action – February Spotlight: Mohammed Khamis
Mohammed Khamis a Bronze Dog Health Champion from Yemen, is dedicated to educating communities about the dangers of rabies. He promotes vaccination as the way to protect both humans and animals and focuses on creating awareness through campaigns that is culturally sensitive to ensure he reaches as many people as possible.
February 2026 Excellence in Action: Khula Vet, South Africa
For this month’s Excellence in Action, we are proud to share the work of Khula Vet, South Africa.
GARC’s January 2026 Featured Platform User: Optima-CVC, South Africa
We are excited to introduce you to this month’s Featured Platform User, Optima-CVC, South Africa. As part of the South African Veterinary Association Community Veterinary Clinics (SAVA-CVC), Optima strives to educate communities in animal responsibility while also relieving welfare pressure by providing mass sterilization and vaccination campaigns.
January 2026 Champion in Action: Shaeleigh Wuollet
From Texas to Kenya, Shaeleigh Wuollet is helping to make a rabies-free future a reality. Read more about how this Champion is taking action.
January 2026 Excellence in Action: Pwani Animal Wefare, Kenya
For this month’s Excellence in Action, we are proud to share the work of Pwani Animal Welfare (PAW) Organization, Kenya.
A year in review from GARC’s CEO
GARC’s CEO, Dr Andre Coetzer, reflects on a year marked by major global achievements made possible because of a dedicated team, a new brand identity, and strategic partnerships. We look forward to continuing our efforts to make a world free from dog-mediated rabies a reality.
Celebrating a Decade of Ending Rabies: Highlights from the 10th World Rabies Day Awards
The tenth World Rabies Day (WRD) Awards continued to shine a global spotlight on the remarkable individuals working in their communities to eliminate rabies. Supported again by Boehringer Ingelheim, the 2025 Awards underscored the power of community-driven action, and the critical role local champions play.
GARC joins global partners at the United Against Rabies Forum in Bangkok
GARC participated in the United Against Rabies Forum in October 2025 in Bangkok, where we showcased how our Data Platform and Education Platform empower communities to eliminate rabies.
Stronger Together: Collaboration leads to impact in South Africa
The Stronger Together Grant showed the power of collaboration when it comes to driving community-wide rabies elimination efforts. Two of our Rabies Centers of Excellence (RCEs) in the Limpopo province of South Africa, Hoedspruit Animal Outreach (HALO) and Animal Relief for Rural Communities (ARRC), combined their efforts and made a meaningful, measurable impact across ten communities between September 2024 and March 2025.